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Metal News for February 10, 2016
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29 news articles posted on this day.
Manipulate Streams New EP
Following a stream of advance teasers, today all of the "Becoming Madness" EP from New York hardcore unit Manipulate comes online and can be heard below.
"Becoming Madness" was captured during the Summer of 2015 by Jeff "Stress" Davis at Chopshop Studios, with vocals recorded by John Grant at Madhouse NYC. Mixing was handled by Taylor Young at The Pit Studios, and mastering by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege.
The five-track bruiser will see official detonation on February 12th via Flatspot Records in a limited vinyl run of 500 in two color variations - 350 black and 150 gold/black - as well as digitally. Pre-orders are online here. More...
Volymian Signs With Maple Metal
Finnish modern metal band Volymian just inked a deal with Maple Metal Records to release debut album "Maze Of Madness" on April 15th.
Volymian was founded in 2008 and the band went through various member changes before settling down with the sextet that recorded "Maze of Madness." Most recently, vocalist Markku Kuikka (Status Minor, The Ragged Saints, Kenziner) joined the band in 2015 for the new album. Previously the band had recorded 3 EPs with a different vocalist.
"Maze of Madness" was recorded at Artlab Studio in Helsinki and produced by Volymian. The album was mastered by Jacob Hansen (Volbeat, Primal Fear, Epica, Amaranthe) in Denmark, who comments: "Volymian is great! I'm very impressed with the performances and song writing. Excellent stuff they've got going."
The album cover artwork was designed by Satu Velasco and the "Maze Of Madness" track listing is as follows:
1. Breathe
2. Line of Fire
3. Inside Out
4. Under a Million Stars
5. Maze of Madness
6. Empty Room
7. Damnation of Love
8. Ring
9. Indifferent
10. Wasted Years More...
All Hail The Yeti Releasing New Album
Last week, All Hail The Yeti re-issued the band's 2012 breakout self-titled album via Minus Head Records, reintroducing listeners to a potent blend of groove, stoner, and hardcore metal.
At the time of its original release, AHTY fans were promised that a track on the record would conceptually tie into the band's next album, teased for release this year. Four years of brainstorming, several important line-up changes and hundreds of shows performed later, the wait is over.
All Hail The Yeti will release new concept album, entitled "Screams From A Black Wilderness," on April 8th, 2016 via Minus Head Records. Based on classic campfire-circle horror stories, the album presents a different story with each track. Pre-orders are up now here and the track listing is as follows:
1. Before The Flames
2. Plague Dance
3. Let The Night Roar
4. Mr. Murder (feat. Brock Lindow of 36 Crazyfists)
5. Lady Of The Night
6. Witch Is Dead
7. Daughter Of The Morning Star
8. Sun Will Never Set
9. Fall Of Core
10. Breaking On The Wheel
11. Nemesis Queen
12. Angels Envy More...
Infernal Curse Streaming "Litanies Unto Djinn"
Argentina's Infernal Curse recently revealed that second album "Apocalipsis" is set for international release on February 26th via Iron Bonehead Productions.
Today new track "Litanies Unto Djinn" comes online and can be heard below. The album's full track listing is as follows:
1. o ov soahX
2. Litanies Unto Djinn
3. Sin Of Iblis
4. Nasheed Al Mut
5. Obituaries
6. Fragments Of Annihilation
7. Adharma
8. Upon Death He Dwells
9. Etreum More...
Omnikage Signs With Art Gates
Art Gates Records is proud to announce the signing of Omnikage to its international roster family, commenting:
"The band takes origin in 2009, it was a Sunday afternoon when the name OmniKage was written for the first time; the 5 members of the band were discussing the best way to explain their emotions. A mix of anger, frustration, hope, love, power and freedom. They understood that the solution could be to put people and their universe in a cage, Omnia - Kage.
"This five-pieced line up is inspired by very different influences, such as electronics, Nu Metal, Jazz and Bluesm Classic Heavy Metal vibes and Old School Death & Thrash Metal. Last November Omnikage were in Russia supporting Fear Factory on their tour."
Omnikage also had this to say about the signing announcement: "We're very excited and thankful to start this collaboration with AGR; we think that they will be an important step for our growth. Can't wait to start working together and reach our goals."
Omnikage will release the "Acceptance" album in April 2016, with more news coming soon. More...
Pogavranjen Posts Full Album Online
Pogavranjen's third full-length, "Jedva Cekam Da Nikad Ne Umrem" (translates to: "Looking Forward to Never Dying"), is streaming now in full below.
The album will see the light of day via Poland's Arachnophobia Records on February 15th, 2016 and the full track listing is as follows:
1. Keres
2. Maitreya
3. Parahaoma
4. Xolotl
5. Kalpa
6. Olam Ha-Ba More...
For Today Announces New Tour Dates
Iowa-based powerhouse For Today will hit European shores in April in order to support latest album "Wake" after wrapping up U.S. shows running through the end of February. Commented singer Mattie Montgomery:
"We are so excited to finally get back to Europe again. To all the fans who have been asking us to come over these last couple years: We'll see you soon!"
The "Wake" album was released last year via Nuclear Blast. Catch these upcoming For Today tour dates: More...
Sweet Cobra Touring With Bloodiest
Following a few months off the road after U.S. tour dates with Mutoid Man, Sweet Cobra will next take part in a North American package tour alongside Bloodiest and Electric Hawk.
Chicago-based power trio Sweet Cobra will be touring in support of the Magic Bullet Records-released "Earth" LP. The tour runs from its kickoff in Detroit on March 3rd, with shows in Detroit, Toronto, Syracuse, Montreal, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Cleveland before a hometown throwdown closing the tour out on March 12th.
3/03/2016 Detroit, MI - UFO Factory
3/04/2016 Toronto, ON - The Hard Luck
3/05/2016 Syracuse, NY - Gorham Brothers Music
3/06/2016 Montreal, QC - Bar Le Ritz
3/07/2016 Brooklyn, NY - St. Vitus Bar
3/08/2016 Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
3/09/2016 Pittsburgh, PA - Smiling Moose
3/10/2016 Indianapolis, IN - 5th Quarter
3/11/2016 Cleveland, OH - Now That's Class (early show)
3/12/2016 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle More...
Jordaan Streaming New Track
Italian psychedelic post metal outfit Jordaan today reveals the cover artwork and first single from new album "Theoretic," due to be released April 15th, 2016 on CD/DD formats through Argonauta Records.
The song "Radius and Construction of a Mixtilinear Circle Z" is a track where great latitudes and deep space moods collide to generate a unique trip made of psychedelic and atmospheric structures. Listen in below. The full track listing is as follows:
1. Gravity
2. Over Quantum Paradox
3. Swahili
4. Nautilus
5. Ramona Flowers
6. The Permian-Triassic Mass Extinction
7. Radius and Construction of a Mixtilinear Circle Z More...
Oryx Streaming Split Track
Battleground Records has confirmed April 1st for the release of the devastating split LP from Denver slow burners Oryx and Tucson grind rippers Languish, and today a brand new track from the Oryx side has been let out of the cage with a premiere of "The Singularity."
An ultra-murky quagmire of low-end psychedelic thunder is what to expect with the lumbering track. Listen in below.
Created in the tradition of classic underground split releases of the '90s where grindcore, powerviolence, punk, crust, sludge, and noise acts paired together, the Oryx / Languish split LP will see release through Battleground Records on April 1st.
The split is coming in a run of 300 copies on 180-gram black wax including a digital download. Preorders will be released in the coming days. More...
Black Stone Cherry Posts New Video
Following last week's packed out U.K. arena tour, Black Stone Cherry has now unveiled a video for "In Our Dreams," the first single taken from forthcoming fifth studio album, "Kentucky," which is set for an April 1st elease via the Mascot Label Group.
The video is set in a post-apocalyptic underwater world named Hydros and ruled by a nefarious leader. While the band plays, the tale unfolds of two sisters separated in this society by a class structure. They're eventually reunited when a revolt topples the system and they escape to a new life above water.
Black Stone Cherry comments: "We're so proud of this video as visually it's a direction we really haven't taken before. We wanted a powerful performance with a very unique narrative and we believe we've achieved it! We hope y'all enjoy!"
Drummer John Fred Young elaborates: "We wanted the video for 'In Our Dreams' to bring the songs lyrics to life. Director Kyle Cogan helped us to forge new ground, visually. His unique sci-fi storyline of two sisters, tragically separated into two social classes in an oppressed underwater civilization run by an evil leader, accompanied the lyrics so well, and metaphorically, the story feels like it relates to current world circumstances." More...
Earthless Announces New Tour Dates
California's heavy psych kings from Earthless have announced a string of North American tour dates that will launch directly following the band's March 12th performance at the 2016 Levitation Chicago Festival.
The group, currently hard at work on a fourth studio LP, continues to tour in support of the "From the Ages" album, a record hailed as "a trip worth taking" by Pitchfork and "sky-scraping" by Spin. In additional Earthless news, the band has released a new song titled "End to End," which can be heard below.
March 12 Chicago, IL Thalia Hall (as part of Levitation Chicago w/ Chelsea Wolfe)
March 14 Toronto, ON Lee's Place
March 15 Montreal, QC Bar le Ritz PDB
March 16 Boston, MA The Sinclair
March 17 Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade
March 18 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
March 19 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
March 20 Washington, DC DC9
March 21 Columbus, OH Ace Of Cups More...
Verment Releasing New EP
Up and coming Cincinnati area death metal band Verment is set to release new EP "Death's Domain" on April 1st, 2016. The EP features 7 tracks of crushing death metal that is firmly rooted in the old shool while still having a modern twist.
1. Casket Fever
2. Amon's Wrath
3. Wings of Bone
4. Vile Incisions
5. Obsolescence Reality
6. Chemical Indoctrination
7. Parade of Filth
The band - featuring bassist Eric Payne (War Curse) - will also open for Rivers Of Nihil on March 3rd, 2016. More...
Headline News
Iranian Metal Band Reportedly Jailed
We've been posting news on an Iranian outfit titled Confess for a few years, and it appears the band has now gotten into hot water with the authorities. MetalNationRadio.ca posted this message online about the situation:
"Metal Community… On behalf of the band Confess (Iran), I am making this post public in the hope that it will go viral. I have spoken many times and in depth regarding the dangers of being a metal musician from the middle east. I would often use Confess as an example when describing the perils one would face by playing music.
"They are a talented thrash band that risked it all to pursue their hopes and dreams of one day being able to leave their land and share their music/stories with the world. Because of their heavy-handed religious rule, many countries in the Middle East view rock and metal as the devil's music. In many cases the musicians or those who just listen to the music risk being jailed and in some cases executed for it. I have always feared that one day one of the bands I promote from there would end up in such a position.
"Well… that time arrived for Nikan Siyanor Khosravi and Khosravi Arash Chemical Ilkhani of Confess. This evening I received a message from a friend of the band (who will remain unnamed to protect their identity) that I found to be alarming. According to the message, they have been jailed in their country for playing heavy metal, owning an independent record label and for communicating with foreign radio stations. More...
Read the full article at MetalNationRadio.
Alesana Posts "Comedy Of Errors" Part 2
Pop metal sextet Alesana has released part two of the "Comedy of Errors" music video/mini-movie. Check out this half of the video below, while the previous clip is online here.
The conclusion of this chapter highlights a critical turning point of The Annabel Trilogy. "Comedy of Errors" (from the new full-length, "Confessions") and it's accompanying video series is complete with storyline of love, mystery, and time travel.
"Today is the day my inbox will stop being flooded with 'where is part two?!'," says guitarist/vocalist Shawn Milke. "Director Justin Reich knocked this out of the park. It is always a pleasure to work with him and to watch his creative eye bring our characters to life was a wonderful experience. The video does a great job of answering questions while still leaving plenty of ambiguity as we get closer to the release of the full written story. May the emptiness continue to haunt you." More...
Skeletonwitch Recruits New Vocalist
Today the blackened metal outfit Skeletonwitch – which will join Abbath, High On Fire and Tribulation on this year's Decibel Magazine Tour – officially welcomes Adam Clemans (Wolvhammer) as the band's new vocalist.
Last month, the group recorded a new EP (due to be released this summer) with Clemans at Baltimore's Developing Nations alongside producer Kevin Bernsten (Magrudergrind, Noisem, Mutilation Rites). A brief teaser of new music can be heard in the below video, in which Clemans discusses how he came to join the band.
"I'm very proud to be a part of the Skeletonwitch amp, and I'm very excited about how the new EP turned out," says Clemans. "Working with like-minded musicians is always a pleasure, and I'm confident that the new chapter of this band will carry the Skeletonwitch banner properly and proudly."
Adds guitarist Scott Hedrick, "We are extremely excited to announce Adam as the new singer for Skeletonwitch. He's a killer vocalist, lyricist, and all-around creative force. Please welcome him to the Skeletonwitch family as we begin this new chapter. As always, thanks to everyone who has, and continues to, support us." More...
Inglorious Posts "Unaware" Video
Today sees the release of an official Inglorious video for the song "Unaware," which can be seen below. The song is taken from the U.K. outfit's self-titled debut album, due out on February 19th via Frontiers Music Srl.
The album can be pre-ordered at iTunes and on Amazon. All digital pre-orders include instant grat track downloads of "Until I Die," "Breakaway," and "High Flying Gypsy," "Girl Got a Gun," and "Unaware."
A previously posted lyric video for the "High Flying Gypsy" track is also online and available at this location. More...
Draconian Parts With Bassist
Draconian just issued this announcement online about parting ways with the band's decade-long bassist:
"We have some sad news and some good news from the Draconian camp. First of all, we regretfully need to say farewell to Fredrik Johansson, our longtime friend, a positive light and fellow musician in the Horde since 'The Burning Halo' era... Fredrik has decided to leave the band in order to spend more time with his family and he doesn't want to frustrate the band's intention to achieve its goals playing more shows, tours and to move forward.
"With a very sad heart we must say goodbye and we shall truly miss you, Fredrik. You bridged our gaps in many ways, and in us you'll always find your faithful friends. Always consider yourself a part of Draconian and if you need us we'll be there for you. All the delightful memories we share is forever! Thank you for everything, Fredrik.
"On a happier note we'd like to congratulate our drummer Jerry Torstensson and partner Janaina to their new born baby girl. Jerry will therefore sit out on upcoming shows in Greece and the European tour to be with his family. The drums on the upcoming events will be handled by no other than Tarald Lie from Tristania. The bass will be mastered by Daniel Änghede (Crippled Black Phoenix, Hearts of Black Science, ISON). See you soon." More...
Ghosts Again Releases New Music Video
North Carolina post hardcore outfit Ghosts Again has released a new single and music video for "Les Enfants Terribles," taken off a forthcoming EP set to release late this spring.
Vocalist Alex Cortright commented on the new track:"'Les Enfants Terribles' is a song about losing your home and just trying to get away from the toxic things of your past. Something I think a lot of people can relate to. This track was also one of the first songs we sat down together to write for the upcoming record and it was there, that I think we really found our sound, and where we wanted to take the rest of the EP." More...
Sourvein Reveals New Album, Guest Musicians
For over two decades, Sourvein front-man T-Roy has managed to keep the roving pirate ship that is his band afloat through sheer will alone.
Pushing through poverty, the deaths of friends and family, bouts of severe depression, periods of alcohol abuse, and an absence of the stability provided by a consistent record label, T-Roy has over the course of two decades managed to build the band into a force in the metal, doom, sludge, and crust underground.
Over twenty long dues-paying years later, Sourvein has at long last found a proper home for the doom-laden Southern noise with Metal Blade Records. The band's upcoming full-length and Metal Blade debut, "Aquatic Occult," will reveal itself to the masses on April 8th.
Pre-orders for the album begin today at this location. Below you can stream track three from "Aquatic Occult," titled "Ocypuss". The track features guest vocals from long-time supporter and Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe, as well as a guest performance by Mike Dean (bass) and Reed Mullin (drums) of Corrosion of Conformity.
Aside from Blythe, Dean and Mullin, the album features additional guest performances from musicians Stig Miller (Amebix), Keith Kirkum (ex-Weedeater), Dean Berry (Iron Monkey), Dave Capps (All Tore Up), Chris Holcombe and Joel Martin (Subrig Destroyer), and Kevin Rochelle (Sea of Tyrants). Reed Mullin performs drums on all but four album tracks. The album's track listing is:
1. Tempest (Of Desire) (feat. Stig Miller)
2. Avian Dawn
3. Ocypuss (feat. Randy Blythe, Mike Dean)
4. Aquanaut (feat. Dean Berry)
5. Hymn to Poseidon
6. Mermaids
7. Urchins
8. In the Wind
9. Cape Fearian
10. Capsized (feat. Dave Capps)
11. High Tide
12. Bermuda Sundown (feat. Keith Kirkum)
13. Coral Bones
14. Oceanic Procession (feat. Stig Miller, Randy Blythe on organ) More...
October Tide Announces New Album
Formed in 1995 by Katatonia members Jonas Renkse and Fred Norrman, October Tide spawned two cult releases - "Rain Without End" (1997) and "Grey Dawn" (1999) - before going on hiatus for over 11 years.
Reunited in 2009, and since 2015 with a new full-time drummer Jocke Wallgren (Valkyrja, Astrophobos), the Swedes continue to push their vision of melodic death/doom metal to the next level.
Executed with passion, the band's new album "Winged Waltz" is a showcase of what talent and expertise can bring to the table. Alexander Högbom (vocals) comments on the new album:
"This is undoubtedly the best and most emotionally charged material October Tide has created, in my opinion. I know how much hard work Fredrik (guitars) has put into making this album and you can really feel the thought behind it all. I almost injured myself physically and was close to pass out a couple of times during the recording of the vocals. I gave it all to match the intense music and those powerful lyrics and I'm very happy with the result." More...
Accuser Streaming "Impending Doom"
On March 11th, the German thrashers from Accuser will release new full-length, "The Forlorn Divide," via Metal Blade Records worldwide.
For a preview of the album, check out "Impending Doom" below. The full track listing for "The Forlorn Divide" is as follows:
1. Predawn
2. Lust For Vengeance
3. Unreal Perception
4. Arbitrary Law
5. Impending Doom
6. Tribulation (streaming here)
7. Perish By Oblivion
8. Fifth Column
9. Sulfur Rain
10. Flow Of Dying More...
Discharge Promises The "End Of Days"
U.K. band Discharge signed to Nuclear Blast late last year and now the time has come to unleash a new studio album on an unsuspecting world. The "End Of Days" arrives April 29th, 2016. Discharge commented:
"So here it is the 'End Of Days'... 15 brand-new tracks. The first day we entered the studio we kept hearing all over the media that there was a blood moon that night, and certain religious groups were reporting that it was the 'End Of Days.'
"It seemed a natural title for the album given the lyrical content of the songs and the state of the world today, so it stuck with us. Regression has been the basis of this album, opposed to 'progression'.? We really cut it down to basics on this one, quite a few songs under two minutes long... we're all really pleased with it. Play loud!" More...
Red Fang Adds More Tour Dates
Portland's Red Fang has announced a new run of North American dates this coming April, which will see the band playing venues across the U.S. West Coast and British Columbia with support from Golden Void, Bison, and Black Wizard on select dates.
Red Fang recently celebrated its tenth anniversary with a trio of Northwestern U.S. performances. The also band returns to the studio later this month, recording the follow-up to "Whales & Leeches" with famed producer Ross Robinson (At The Drive In, The Cure, Sepultura) and with mixing handled by Joe Barresi (Queens of the Stone Age, Kyuss, Melvins, Tool).
Red Fang will trek from Portland to Robinson's Venice, California studio with two shows en route: Feb. 17 at Jub Jub's in Reno and Feb. 18 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz. See these upcoming Red Fang tour dates: More...
Haken Releasing "Affinity"
Haken is pleased to announce the release of "Affinity," the band's fourth full-length studio album and the follow-up to 2013's "The Mountain" (reviewed here) on April 29th, 2016.
Recorded during the winter months of 2015, "Affinity" marks a new approach to the song-writing process for Haken, as vocalist Ross Jennings explains: "It is the most collaborative we have ever been on an album. We wanted to develop and expand our sound by having every member contribute initial ideas from the very beginning of the process. It naturally takes longer to filter through the mass of material and fit it all together coherently, but this approach has helped to create something completely fresh whilst maintaining the core elements of Haken's sound."
The band once again called upon Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios (Opeth, Devin Townsend, Between The Buried And Me) for mixing and mastering duties. "He is a wizard in this department! We are always confident his mix will bring out the best from our performance and this is no exception," remarks keyboardist Diego Tejeida.
Haken welcomes friend and Leprous frontman Einar Solberg mid-song for a spot of guest vocals at one one of the album's twists and turns. The full track listing is as follows:
1. affinity.exe [1:24]
2. Initiate [4:16]
3. 1985 [9:09]
4. Lapse [4:44]
5. The Architect [15:40]
6. Earthrise [4:48]
7. Red Giant [6:06]
8. The Endless Knot [5:50]
9. Bound By Gravity [9:29] More...
Exuviated Added To Suffocation European Tour
Belgium's death metal warriors of Exuviated just announced they will be joining Suffocation, Cattle Decapitation, Abiotic and Infernal Tenebra on their second leg of "The Tyrants Of Death 2016 European Tour".
See the band live on the following dates below:
13.03.2016 - HOL - Utrecht - De Helling
14.03.2016 - GER - Kassel - Kulturzentrum K19
16.03.2016 - CH - Aarau - KiFF
17.03.2016 - CH - Sion - Le Port Franc
18.03.2016 - GER - Oberhausen - Helvete Metal Club
19.03.2016 - GER - Rheine - Hypothalamus
20.03.2016 - HOL - Nijmegen - Doornroosje
21.03.2016 - DEN - Esbjerg - Tobakken
22.03.2016 - DEN - Copenhagen - Pumpehuset
23.03.2016 - SWE - Malmoe - Moriska Paviljongen
Drowning Premieres New Song "Dead End"
Chicago beatdown/hardcore metal outfit Drowning premieres a new song entitled "Dead End" featuring Kublai Khan vocalist Matt Honeycutt on guest vocals. The track is taken from the band's upcoming new album "Egotrip", which will be out in stores February 26th through Fast Break!.
Check out now "Dead End" below.
Comments Drowning frontman Bryan Grantz: More...
Lost Society Premieres New Single "Braindead"
Nuclear Blast Records' finnish thrash metal outfit Lost Society premieres a new free, digital single entitled "Braindead", brought to you by Scion Audio Visual in partnership with Skybound Entertainment.
Check out now "Braindead" below.
Nightkin Premieres New Song "Fear Of The Light"
Nightkin - featuring Mike "Gunface" McKenzie of The Red Chord fame and former The Black Dahlia Murder drummer Zach Gibson in the lineup - premieres a new song titled "Fear Of The Light", taken from the upcoming new album "Oath Of Elucidation", which will be out in stores February 23rd.
Check out now "Fear Of The Light" below.
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This camera has many handy features that extend its capabilities, too.
It's got 4K Ultra High Definition video capabilities at 24fps or 30fps. You can also shoot full HD video at 60fps.
There's built-in Wi-Fi and NFC for easy photo sharing, 22 onboard photo filters for adding an artistic touch to your images, and manual control rings and dials for precise adjustments to camera settings.
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The Best Mid-Range Compact Camera: Sony Cybershot DSC-RX10 III
If you're in the market for something a little more capable, the Sony Cybershot DSC-RX10 III is a great choice.
It has a 20.1-megapixel 1-inch CMOS sensor paired with a built-in zoom lens with a focal range of 24mm to a whopping 600mm. That certainly gives you more than enough range for a varied day of shooting with the ability to photograph extreme close-ups of things like wildlife to wide-angle shots of large landscapes.
With an aperture range of f/2.4-f/4, it doesn't offer the same wide-open capabilities as the Panasonic, but it's certainly nothing to thumb your nose at, either.
The 2.36-million-dot OLED electronic viewfinder is gorgeous, and the three-inch 1.228-million-dot LCD offers sharp resolution for inspecting images and taking shots in live view. It helps that the LCD also tilts for low-angle shots.
Like the Panasonic, this little Sony sports Ultra High Definition 4K video as well as full HD 1080p video.
There's also built-in Wi-Fi and NFC, optical SteadyShot image stabilization, 14fps continuous shooting capabilities, and an ISO range up to 12800 for enhanced low-light shooting.
What's more, this camera is a little larger than the Panasonic and feels more like a DSLR in your hand if you like that chunkier, heavier feel when you're shooting.
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The Best High-End Compact Camera: Leica Q TYP 116
As compact cameras go, it's hard to beat the Leica Q.
With a 24.2-megapixel full frame CMOS sensor, it's every bit as capable of taking highly resolute images as the Nikon D810s and Canon 5D Mark IIIs of the world.
The built-in Leica Summilux 28mm lens has a constant aperture of f/1.7, making it ideal for low-light shooting and getting wide-angle shots of subjects. Of course, it's fixed at 28mm, so it doesn't have the astounding focal range of the Sony.
The contrast-detect autofocus systems and Leica Maestro II Image Processor aid in taking photos of moving subjects in quick fashion as well.
Like the other camera on this list, the Leica has a beautiful electronic viewfinder, though, with 3.68-megapixels of resolution, it's by far the most detailed of the bunch.
The three-inch 1.040-million-dot touchscreen LCD is also a step up from the Panasonic and Sony options.
This camera has built-in Wi-Fi and NFC, full HD 1080p video up to 60fps (though no 4K video), 10fps continuous shooting, and an aluminum and magnesium alloy body that looks good and is highly durable.
Its mechanical shutter is a gem as well, supporting speeds that range from 30 seconds to 1/2000 seconds. The electronic shutter extends the shutter speed range up to 1/6000 seconds.
With manual controls, aperture priority and shutter priority modes, and selectable exposure compensation from -3 EV to +3 EV, this camera is as fully featured as they come.


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WASHINGTON – A Trump administration official has hinted that the recent ban on entry of citizens from seven Muslim countries might be extended to other countries, including Pakistan.
White House chief of staff Reince Priebus, in an interview on Sunday, clarified that it was not a Muslim ban.
"You can point to other countries that have similar problems like Pakistan and others – perhaps we need to take it further," said Priebus.
"But for now, immediate steps, pulling the Band-Aid off, is to do further vetting for people traveling in and out of those countries," added the White House chief of staff.
The official claimed that the seven countries included in the suspension were selected by the Congress and the Obama administration, as the countries were most identifiable with terrorism taking place in their country.
He reaffirmed that President Trump was merely following up on his campaign promises.
US president Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday putting a ban on entry of Muslims from seven countries and suspending the entire US refugee resettlement program.
Initially, the US refugee resettlement program has been suspended for 120 days. In addition, no visas will be issued for 90 days to travelers, whether would-be visitors or migrants, from seven mainly-Muslim countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
In a matching response, Iran's foreign ministry said it would ban Americans from entering the country in response to President Donald Trump's executive order.
Civil liberties groups and activists had slammed Trump in advance, arguing that it was inhumane not to distinguish between victims of war-torn regions and extremists.


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Regula Center News
Super Service Saturday
The University of Mount Union's Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement is in partnering with the Alliance community for a State Roadway Cleanup as part of its Super Service Saturday on September 16.
The fall day of service, co-sponsored by Keep Alliance Beautiful, Keep Ohio Beautiful, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the city of Alliance, will run from 9 a.m. to noon. The service day will begin at Bracy Hall where volunteers will check in for the day and receive their location assignments.
Volunteers will be welcomed back to campus for a free lunch following the morning of service.
"We are excited to start our annual programming with an event that brings together so many agencies," Abby Honaker Schroeder, director of the Regula Center, said. "This collaboration is one that will have a positive impact throughout Alliance."
Anyone is encouraged to participate in the event and should pre-register online at mountunion.edu/regula-events or contact Abby Honaker Schroeder at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Ralph Regula Celebration of Life
"He was a man who loved his wife, his family, his farm and his country."
That was simply one of the ways that Bill Blair, Esq. summed up the life of the late Ralph Regula '48, retired United States Congressman, at the Celebration of Life for Ralph on Saturday, who passed away July 19 at the age of 92.
More than 250 people were in attendance at the event, held on campus at the Riggs Memorial Plaza, to share their condolences with the family and remember the life of the 19-term Congressman.
Mount Union President Dick Merriman emceed the event and offered remarks of his own.
"Only being at Mount Union for two years, I didn't know Ralph as well as many of you here today, but I can still say I had some memorable conversations with him in such a short time," he said.
Martha was the oldest of Ralph and Mary's (Rogusky '48) children, and was the first to speak at the event.
"I didn't get the public speaking gene, the political gene, or even the Republican gene," Martha joked. "But everyone needs that person in the family to make Thanksgiving a little more interesting."
She spoke about her father's love of nature, and how much of her childhood adventures with her father and brothers was reflective of Ralph's political style.
"He taught us not to be afraid of the woods, the dark, or the unknown," she said. "He always radiated goodness and life and thoughtfulness."
David Regula '74, followed in the footsteps of his parents in graduating from Mount Union. He spoke about the integral part the University played in his parent's lives.
"Today we celebrate the life and the love he found on this campus at Mount Union," David said. "Who knows, maybe my parents' very first kiss was right beside us at the campus lakes."
Former Congressman Dave Hobson was in attendance to celebrate the life of his friend and mentor. He was one of nearly a dozen current and former members of political office in attendance at the event.
"I'm pretty sure Ralph was the only person who parked an old pickup truck in a Capitol parking space," Hobson said.
While the event maintained the spirit of life for which Ralph was known, the emotions of those in attendance were difficult to control at times, thus showing the impact Ralph had on countless people.
"Watching him campaign at the fair and talk to everyone gave me a role model for wanting to go into public service," said Richard Regula, Ralph and Mary's youngest son and Stark County Commissioner. "He was a true public servant who always just wanted to help people."
Ralph's dedication to his community was one of the reasons why the Ralph and Mary Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement was founded at Mount Union in 2003.
"While others in Congress screamed and sought the spotlight at times, Ralph was always quietly working to get things done for the people he represented," Blair said, who was the final speaker that afternoon.
Ralph and Mary were married an incredible 67 years, and their love shone brightly through the remarks of those who spoke at the Celebration of Life.
Ralph was a remarkable alumnus, supporter and friend of Mount Union, and he will be dearly missed. His legacy on campus is one that will be reflected by the generations of past, present and future students who have the ability to serve their own communities such as Ralph did for his entire life.
Regula Scholar Josh Thorne Earns Spot in Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program
It may be cliché to call acceptance into a conservation scholars program rarefied air, but Josh Thorne '18 has earned an opportunity of which very few can take advantage.
Thorne, a sociology major of Alexandria, Virginia, applied and earned a spot as a member of the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). He has complemented his major with minors in environmental science and peacebuilding and social justice.
According to the program website, the goal of the program is to, "diversify the conservation workforce by finding and developing the next generation of land, water, wildlife, and policy leaders who are from groups which are traditionally underrepresented in the profession."
The two-year internship program provides at least $8,700 in compensation stipends to each student, and also covers housing, travel, and research expenses. Second-year interns are also provided with GRE preparation materials to get them ready for graduate studies.
This prestigious internship selected 24 students from a pool of applicants nationwide for the summer of 2017. Thorne is the first Mount Union student to be selected and was one of few selected that do not attend an Ivy League or Research-1 institution.
Thorne was encouraged to apply by Dr. Lori Kumler, assistant professor of political science and international studies at Mount Union. Kumler knew of the program as her alma mater of Michigan is one of five institutions across the country that offers the Doris Duke Program.
"I recommended that Josh throw his hat in the ring for this opportunity, and I'm thrilled that he got it" Kumler said. "The Doris Duke program at Michigan offers undergraduates the rare opportunity to participate in major grant funded research with leading scholars as well as invaluable preparation for graduate school.
The eight-week program concluded in late July, with Thorne set to return in June of 2018 for his second year in the program.
Former Regula Scholar Stephen Dages Awarded Grant Money for "Mount Mentors"
Stephen Dages '18, of Uniontown, Ohio, was awarded $2,140 in grant money toward his program "Mount Mentors" at the United Way Young Leaders Society's (YLS) Stark SOUP event on Sunday.
The event, which takes place three times each year, awards a micro-grant to a Stark County community project focused on health, education or financial stability. The event is $10 per person and includes, soup, salad, bread and a chance to vote on the winner. The winner goes home with 100 percent of the proceeds and a matching $1,000 grant from the YLS.
Dages, a religious studies and school social work double major, came up with the idea as a Regula Scholar through the Ralph and Mary Regula Center for Public Service and Civic Engagement. Regula Scholars earn a stipend of money they use to benefit the community in some way.
"I was driving to campus one day and was thinking about what I should use my stipend toward, and in the middle of the thought, I looked up at saw a billboard about Stark County Jobs and Family Services," Dages said. "I went home and looked on the website and came across the page that has the profiles of all the foster kids waiting to be adopted. I knew right away that those foster kids were the population that I wanted to serve with my stipend, and that's when my passion for these kids began."
Mount Mentors, a collaboration with Pathway Caring for Children, brings a group of foster children to Mount Union's campus bi-monthly to work with student mentors during the school year.
Dages competed against three other finalists at Stark SOUP, and he hopes that his idea can become a sustainable program on Mount Union's campus.
"The Regula Center doesn't have the budget to fund my program from a year to year basis, so I needed to find funding for next year if I wanted Mount Mentors to continue," Dages said. "Now that I have the funds for next year, I am confident Mount Mentors will become an established program at the University."
For more information about Stark SOUP, visit uwstark.org/StarkSOUP. More information on the Regula Center can be found at mountunion.edu/the-regula-center-for-public-service.
Paint for the Parks
The University of Mount Union will partner with local businesses to host Paint for the Parks on Friday, April 21 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the quad on campus.
ArtsinStark, Lowes, the City of Alliance, the Alliance Farmers' Market, and the Alliance Parks and Recreation Department along with the Regula Center here at Mount Union invite students and community members to stop by and help paint picnic tables and trash cans for Alliance parks.
A local artist will outline designs on the picnic tables and trash cans that go at the Farmers Market. These pieces will then be on campus all day for anyone who wishes to stop by and participate in painting them – think paint by numbers!
Snacks will be provided for anyone who stops by to participate in this creative event. Questions or concerns should be directed to Abby Honaker by email at email@example.com or via text at 330-204-4663.


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Now that the weather is warming up you can wear your lightweight jumpsuits which are an absolute must for spring. They are so easy and chic which is what we are all looking for. I decided to wear a headpiece because I was in one of those moods, you can also pair a belt with any jumpsuits to help accentuate your waist. The way that most jumpsuits gather around the waist area can sometimes make women look boxy so attaching a belt to your look is a quick fix for that little problem. Happy Spring!
Body: Jumpsuit:BCBG Generation ( no longer available) - similar: BCBG Generation Cont Piece Romper (here)
Accessories: Headpiece: Hobo ( no longer available) - similar: Litter SF Traveler in Antique Gold (here) Ring: BCBGMAXAZRIA


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Perhaps Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo is the most outstanding tourist attraction in Norway. It contains 212 sculptures in bronze and granite and several wrought iron gates. Gustav Vigeland, Norway's best known sculptor, modeled all the sculptures and designed the layout of the park itself. He worked on the park more than two decades until his death in 1943.
Vigeland Sculpture Park is a part of Frogner Park, located 3 km northwest of the centre of Oslo. The park's sculptures are placed on an 850 meters long axis divided into 6 sections: The Main Gate, The Bridge, The Children's Playground, The Fountain, The Monolith Plateau and the Wheel of Life.
The Main Gate, forged of granite and wrought iron and erected in 1926, serves as an entrance to the park itself. It consists of five large gates, two small pedestrian gates and two copper-roofed gate houses with weather-vanes on their roofs.
58 of the park's sculptures are situated along the Bridge, a 100 meter (328 ft) long connection between the Main Gate and the Fountain. Bronze figures contribute to the "Human Condition" theme of the park. In 1940 the Bridge was the first part of the park to be opened to the public. At the end of the bridge lies the Children's Playground, a set of eight bronze statues, showing children at play, with a granite column in the center, representing a fetus.
The Fountain, originally designed to stand in front of Parliament, was fabricated from bronze. Portraying children and skeletons in the arms of giant trees, the Fountain suggests that from death comes new life. 1800 square meter mosaic laid in black and white granite surrounds the Fountain.
The Monolith Plateau is a platform made of stairs that houses the Monolith totem itself. Access to the Plateau is made via eight figural gates of wrought iron. 36 figure groups reside on the elevation bringing with them the "circle of life" message. The Monolith (Monolitten), the totem to be fabricated from one solid piece of stone, lies at the highest point in the park. Construction of the 14 meters high monument began in 1924 when Gustav Vigeland himself modeled it out of clay in his studio in Frogner. The design process took him ten months. The realization in stone took 3 stone carvers 14 years. The Monolith is composed of 121 human figures rising towards the sky. This represents man's desire to become closer with the divine and striving to salvation.
At the end of the 850-meter-long axis lays a sundial and the Wheel of Life, crafted in 1933-34. The wheel depicts four people and a baby floating in harmony. It is a symbol of eternity, and implies the main theme of the park: man's journey from the cradle to the grave.
Vigeland did not live to see the completed park. The majority of the architectural elements and the sculptures was installed after his death.
The municipality of Oslo alongside with a number of private persons and companies were the contributors to the realization of the Vigeland Park, so that the capital of Norway got a park like no other in the whole world.
Website: www.vigeland.museum.no.


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In this season, we meet 12 young, reflected and great people aged 9 to 26 years. It will be a joyous reunion with participants from the first season and exciting encounters with new people.
Viewers will be able to follow them through their individual processes, challenges and joys on to live fully as they are.
"Født i feil kropp" // "Born in the wrong body" (Season 1 – 2014)
In season 2, we are meeting Emma again, now 15 years old and we can see that she is a normal girl like any other girl at that age. It's so good to see that Emma has very good confidence and that is the result of supporting parents. I wish all LGBTQ kids had that kind of support from their parents.
Below, you can see Emma Ellingsen (sadly only in Norwegian), but she has become a very well known YouTuber in Norway. Emma is true role-model for other transgender kids in Norway and all around the world.
In Norway, TV2 Norway will start airing season 2 of Født i Feil Kropp on 15 February kl 21.40.
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We are Explorers
Explorers are, in a way, everything the literal thinker would expect them to be; a synth pop band transporting you somewhere else; artisans of expansive, multi layered sounds existing somewhere in-between the sonic depth of M83 and melodic immediacy of the Naked and Famous. And yet, while the journey is undoubtedly to the stars, there's a cherishing gaze back to earth too.
Taking their name from a mutual love of Joe Dante's film, 'Explorers', the two piece - Jez Dennis (drums, synth) and Rob Bannister (synth, vocals) came together through a mutual love of nostalgia, 80's cinema and a 'DIY' spirit built in a Chesterfield attic. The sparkling euphoria of the Explorers sound stylishly characterises those effecting instances of Dennis and Bannister's youthful discovery; infinite in the moment and wistfully recalled with energetic nods to the future.
In an industry increasingly eager to shoehorn today's artists into neatly organised subcultures, Explorers represent a slightly different proposition. There's many influences at work here; Dennis previously played in a number of indie rock bands (his previous band, 'Mybe' once reached number 3 in the independent singles charts, outselling the likes of Maximo Park and Placebo) and there's elements of jangly guitars reminiscent of The Cure, drum fills offering knowing nods to latter period Genesis, as well as spacious soundscapes inspired by Bannister's forays as a filmmaker. The result is songs comfortable taking unscheduled turns while maintaining the melodic warmth of radio-friendly synth pop.
This accessibility has ensured Explorers have been quietly racking up the plays on primetime outlets; 'Rocketeer', a synth-indie blast, regularly ticks the boxes for TV shows keen for atmospheric backing and emotive leg-ups for their moving pictures. Such exposure almost does the music a disservice; Explorers are a 'lights off, cans on' kind of band – you need to take yourself away and enjoy the journey to really discover where they're taking you.
In a live setting, the results are all the more enlightening; shows carry an altogether more analog feel, with Dennis's driving drum sound suiting the rock bands of his past, but juxtaposed with Bannister's array of digital samples and layered vocal, creates a genuine live sound which is immersive as an experience, rather than simply glowing in the distance.
The back catalogue is again characteristic of the band's name; the desire to evolve their sound and discover new routes to the stratosphere. Songs such as 'City Lights' and 'Ticket Home' from 2012's 'Souvenirs' EP stand as initial voyages into digital soundscapes; more recent material, notably, 'Numbers' reveal a band more relaxed in their influences and eager to weave old with new.
The band's desire to produce material on their own terms ensures this sonic exploration remains a varied experience and continues to guide their output in new directions. This variety and scope for the new is exactly why Explorers will continue to take listeners on a journey of synth pop discovery.
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I have been styling properties for more than 15 years. I love a challenge and know how to source unique and exquisite pieces of furniture. My rooms are never run of the mill. With discussion and consultation I can help you achieve the look that you want for your place. My signature style could be classed as modern eclectic, French farmhouse with a twist, although it is ever evolving. Examples of my work have been featured in Australian Country Style Magazine, Country Home Magazine and Blue Mountains life Magazine.
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 1639
gdm/kdm doesn't accept input
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In Redhat 5.9, when gdm starts up from runlevel 5, it
completely ignores keyboard input, which makes it rather
difficult to type in a username and password. Attempting to
switch to another virtual console (i.e., ctrl-alt-f1) does
nothing except bring up another gdm (screen flashes black
for a moment as if dropping to console, and then gdm
immediately comes up again). There's no way to get to the
console and switch back to runlevel 3, so the user is left
with no option but to reboot.
This problem also apparently happens with kdm, too. The
keyboard works fine at all other points: at the console, in
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The recent ascendancy of the Religious Right has led many to conclude that Evangelical Christians should stay out of politics. Even though I myself am an Evangelical, I sympathize with this view, agreeing that the actions of such leaders as Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell have been, to put it mildly, misguided.
But does the wrong-headedness of my fellow believers mean that Christians should start practicing political abstinence? Again, as sympathetic as I am to this view, I don't think so.
Christians are called to help others. (I'm not going to reference any biblical verses here because support for this point can be found on pretty much every page of the Bible.) And given that governments can be instruments for both helping and hurting people, it follows that being politically involved is one way Christians can go about helping others.
In the past, politically involved Christians have helped make the world a better place. For instance, some of the staunchest abolitionists were Evangelicals, from William Wilberforce in England to such Americans as Charles Finney and William Lloyd Garrison. Christians were also at the forefront in the fight for women's suffrage in the early nineteen-hundreds, as well as the civil rights movement of the fifties and sixties.
The problem with the Religious Right, then, has not been that they've engaged in politics but simply that they've engaged in it so wrongly.
The first mistake of the Religious Right has been the inconsistency with which they've applied their faith to public policy. Evangelicals have focused on attacking a small number of issues (e.g., abortion, gay marriage, and divorce laws), all of which seemed to be condemned by literal interpretations of Scripture. However, at the same time, they have espoused policies that would seem to be condemned by the same interpretive methods. For example, the New Testament clearly portrays Jesus as a pacifist and would therefore seem to condemn such actions as Bush's doctrine of preemptive war, a doctrine that has been fervently embraced by the likes of Robertson and Falwell.
The second mistake of the Religious Right has been its determination to force unbelievers to live by distinctly Christian values. It's my belief that all people (barring those with such mental illnesses as sociopathy) share a core set of moral values. This conclusion is shared by such scholars as anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn.
According to Kluckhohn, "Every culture has a concept of murder, distinguishing this from execution, killing in war, and other "justified homicides." The notions of incest and other regulations upon sexual behavior, the prohibitions upon untruth under defined circumstances, of restitution and reciprocity, of mutual obligations between parents and children—these and many other moral concepts are altogether universal" [1].
Given that virtually all of us share these values, it makes sense to establish our laws accordingly. For example, I doubt anyone would want to repeal prohibitions against such acts as murder and theft.
But there are some values that are more controversial. The wrongness of homosexuality, for example. Although we conservative Christians may find homosexuality to be contrary to God's law, this isn't so obvious to many other people. Whereas everyone agrees that such actions as murder and theft are wrong, a large number of people see nothing wrong with giving two men or two women the right to marry.
So, in conclusion, I think Christians should be politically involved. But they must not be so consumed by such issues as abortion that they fail to realize the importance of other issues. And they must realize that unbelievers should come to embrace the peculiarities of Christianity through evangelistic preaching, not state coercion.
[1] "Ethical Relativity: Sic et Non," Journal of Philosophy, LII (1955).
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LAFAYETTE — An HIV-infected man scheduled to stand trial next week in the 2013 rape of a 5-year-old boy will instead return home after bail was reduced Thursday when newly uncovered evidence implicated another suspect.
Judge Marilyn Castle reduced Conwell Cormier's bail from $500,000 to $25,000 and postponed his trial.
Assistant District Attorney Pat Magee and defense attorneys David Rubin and Lilian Hangartner told Castle that evidence now indicates that Cormier's former roommate could have raped the boy.
The suspect was not named during the court hearing, and the attorneys involved in the case declined to identify him or confirm there is a warrant for his arrest. Rubin said on Thursday afternoon the suspect was not yet in custody.
Cormier, in an orange prison jumpsuit with his wrists and ankles shackled, did not say a word in court.
Cormier, 30, was indicted June 5, 2013, on one charge each of aggravated rape and intentionally exposing a child to the virus that causes AIDS. He has been in jail since the April 2013 arrest.
Castle did not throw out the charges against Cormier, and she reduced bail only after stipulating that Cormier is not to be around children without another adult present.
Though Cormier could still stand trial on the charges, his attorneys said they believe it is unlikely.
"This confirms what we've said all along, that Conwell Cormier is innocent of these charges," Rubin said after the hearing. "This is the first step in what we hope will be the end of this for Mr. Cormier."
Hangartner said the child's description of the man who allegedly raped him fits the new suspect far better than Cormier.
Magee, the prosecutor, on Thursday told Castle that the Lafayette Parish District Attorney's Office believed delaying a trial and reducing Cormier's bail was the correct way to proceed.
"The state is certainly inclined to make sure we have the correct person in custody," he said.
Cormier was living at the same mobile home park as the boy, who is now 7, and his mother. After his arrest April 1, Cormier sat for an hourslong interview with two Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office detectives and said repeatedly he didn't rape the boy.
The detectives told Cormier the victim described sexually explicit acts that a child should not know.
"Now what 5-year-old child could describe something like that?" a detective asked, according to an interrogation transcript.
"One who have a sick mama," Cormier said.
After the hearing Thursday, three members of Cormier's family declined to comment.
Rubin said the new evidence was recently discovered by him and Hangartner, "persuasive, significant evidence that places" the new suspect in the home where the alleged assault took place.
Court documents indicate the boy was raped around Jan. 1, 2013. None of the court documents mentions DNA evidence, probably because the crime was reported months after the assault, far too late to collect bodily fluids that could positively identify the rapist.
Rubin and Hangartner have questioned whether the child, who is the state's only witness, was competent to testify. The attorneys also asked Castle to conduct jury selection in one-on-one sessions so some jurors' biases would not affect others. Castle ruled the boy was competent and that potential jurors would be questioned in groups, the typical way.
Rubin in the motion on jury selection singled out what could have been Cormier's biggest obstacle to a fair trial: public fear of AIDS, and racist and homophobic attitudes by some. Rubin pointed to public comments on online news sites that were filled with "vitriolic, hate-filled, racist and prejudicial" slurs.
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Peanut Butter Pumpkin
Dog Treats
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup uncooked-quick oats
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/4 cups hot water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and place a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet. Grab the quick oats and put them in your food processor, blender, or my favorite the magic bullet. Ground the oats up finely. In a large bowl mix together all ingredients including the ground up oats. Once all ingredients are mixed together. Take a handful of the whole wheat flour and sprinkle it on countertop and a little on your rolling pin. Place dough on the flour and roll out about 1/4-1/2 inch thick. Grab cookie cutter and cut into the shapes that you would like. (I chose mini halloween shapes to go with the theme) Place on the cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes. Let cool. And then give to your dog to enjoy!


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The Chinese web and eCommerce giant Alibaba has developped, for one year, its own Linux-based mobile operating system (OS) called Aliyun. It hopes to become the "Android of China". It wants to offer an alternative to its builders countries and argues that user experience promised by Google is not as good as in China where many services giant are restricted by the government (search, maps and even Gmail).
A report from Sohu IT cited Alibaba Group's chief strategy officer Zeng Ming as saying the Aliyun OS is gaining traction among mobile phonemakers. "We want to be the Android of China and we have quite a lot of new partners in line," he said.
This new OS, Aliyun, based on Linux, will offers an emulator to run Android applications without trouble. Even if the Android company Google contends is its own Linux-based mobile operating system, Aliyun should not be dubbed as a variant of Android.
Furthermore, the Aliyun OS uses virtual machine and runtime environment software different from Android, and was also designed to run Aliyun's own Web-based apps.
Notwithstanding Google's hostility, Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is to spin its mobile operating system, Aliyun, into a separate company and invest $200m in the project to build a significant OEM and developer base.
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A complete course in drawing emotive and accurate figures in the distinctive manga style.
The big book to start you drawing manga-style. A fantastic book that is absolutely packed with clear information and instructions on drawing figures in the manga style, whether you're a seasoned comic artist or just picking up a pencil for the first time.
This book takes a practical approach to cover a huge field. Working from the absolute basics through drawing, inking and leading on to multiple different colouring media, it provides a complete course in manga figures.
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Healthy Living is important for people of all ages. Our healthy living programs include Prescribe the Y, LIVESTRONG®, and Diabetes Prevention.
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By Lise Alves, Senior Contributing Reporter
SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL – Former first lady Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva was cremated on Saturday after doctors declared her dead on February 3rd since she no longer showed brain activity. Ex-president Lula's wife was admitted into the hospital on January 24th, after suffering a stroke.
Politicians and left-wing supporters attended the wake, to pay their last respect to the former first lady.
Among politicians and a large crowd of well wishers, former president Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said goodbye to his wife. "I will continue to thank Marisa until the day I can no longer thank her, the day I die."
"I hope to meet her, in that same dress I chose to put on her, red, to show that we were not afraid of red when she was alive, and she was not afraid of red when she died," said a teary ex-President Lula during the speech at his wife's wake, noting that the color red is the symbol of the PT (Workers') party.
During the forty minute speech the former leader also said that his wife died a sad women because of the 'fabricated' lies told about the couple and their involvement in kickbacks supposedly received from large construction companies in exchange for benefits, while Lula was still President.
"I'm 71, I do not know when God will take me, I think I'm going to live a lot [longer], because I want to prove that the fascists who raised false accusations against Marisa (were wrong and) will have one day, the humility, to apologize to her," he said.
On Lula's official Facebook page the former president thanks in the name of his entire family 'all the messages of condolences and public manifestations of affection, memory and feelings for Marisa Letícia Lula da Silva'.
"The heavens have now gained the star who illuminated my life," Lula wrote on his social media page.
Among those who paid their respects during the days leading up to the funeral were Brazilian President Michel Temer, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso and former leader and personal friend Dilma Rousseff.
Both allies and political foes, like Foreign Relations' minister, Jose Serra and former Finance Minister Ciro Gomes, came personally to give their condolences.


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Utah Federal Court Rejects "Every Exposure" Theory
Adding to the growing chorus of courts that have rejected the "every exposure" theory (sometimes referred to as the "any exposure" theory), under which plaintiffs argue that each and every exposure to a toxic substance is sufficient to establish liability for certain injuries, a federal court in Utah dismissed a plaintiff's claims for failing to establish causation. Smith v. Ford Motor Co., No. 2:08-cv-630 (D. Utah Jan. 18, 2013), available at www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Smith.pdf. (For other courts that have reached similar conclusions, see Maryland Appellate Court Rejects "Any Exposure" Theory, Toxic Tort and Product Liability Quarterly, October 25, 2012, available at http://www.environmentallawportal.com/Maryland-Court-Rejects-Any-Exposure-Theory; Pennsylvania High Court Rejects "Any Exposure" Theory, Toxic Tort and Product Liability Quarterly, July 18, 2012, available at http://www.environmentallawportal.com/Pennsylvania-High-Court-Rejects-Theory). The District Court held that plaintiff's expert was precluded from testifying that "every exposure" to asbestos-containing products manufactured by the defendant contributed to plaintiff's mesothelioma. Smith, slip op. at 3, 10. Read More ›
California Court Denies Award for Damages Down to Background Levels
Striking a blow to plaintiffs seeking damages for cleanups down to "background" levels, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California dismissed an action by the State of California and the City of San Diego seeking damages due to soil and groundwater contamination on city-owned land around and under the San Diego Qualcomm Stadium. California v. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P., No. 07-CV-1883-MMA (S.D. Cal. Jan. 25, 2013), available at www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Kinder.pdf. Eliminating the lynchpin of the City's case, the court excluded testimony by the City's expert under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert, and granted summary judgment to the defendant. Kinder Morgan, slip op. at 13, 51-52. Read More ›
Pennsylvania Court Allows "Every Exposure" Testimony When Combined With Other Evidence
Distinguishing the recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision in Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC, 44 A.3d 27 (Pa. May 31, 2012) (see Pennsylvania High Court Rejects "Any Exposure" Theory, Toxic Tort and Product Liability Quarterly, July 18, 2012, available at http://www.environmentallawportal.com/Pennsylvania-High-Court-Rejects-Theory), which rejected the "every exposure" theory to prove causation, a Pennsylvania appellate court upheld a nearly $1 million judgment in an asbestos injury case against a welding products company. Wolfinger v. 20th Century Glove Corp. of Texas, No. 1393 EDA 2011 (Pa. Super. Ct. Feb. 14, 2013), available at www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Wolfinger.pdf. The court held that the jury weighed other evidence in conjunction with the expert's testimony on "every exposure" and therefore the state Supreme Court's decision in Betz did not require reversal of the jury's verdict. Wolfinger, slip op. at 23-24. Read More ›
Ninth Circuit Vacates $9M Jury Award For Lack of Daubert Hearing
Finding that the trial court failed to exercise its gatekeeping responsibility to determine whether expert testimony is relevant and reliable, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated a $9.4 million mesothelioma award. Barabin v. AstenJohnson, Inc., No. 10-36142 (9th Cir. Nov. 16, 2012), available at www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Barabin.pdf. The Ninth Circuit held that the district court abused its discretion when it failed to conduct a Daubert hearing or otherwise make relevance and reliability determinations regarding the expert's testimony. Barabin, slip op. at 7. Read More ›
Pennsylvania High Court Rejects "Any Exposure" Theory
Dealing a blow to plaintiffs who lack evidence of a significant exposure, Pennsylvania's highest court rejected the testimony of a plaintiff's expert that "any exposure" to asbestos – regardless of the amount, duration or frequency – could have caused plaintiff's injury. See Betz v. Pneumo Abex LLC, No. 38 WAP 2010 (Pa., May 23, 2012), available at http://www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Betz.pdf. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, finding that the intermediate appellate court had incorrectly reversed the trial court's decision to preclude the expert's "any exposure" theory, held that the testimony did not meet the Frye standard of scientific reliability. Betz, slip op. at 53. Read More ›
Fifth Circuit Excludes Expert Opinion for Failing to Establish Causation in Exposure Case
Emphasizing that expert causation testimony must be based on reliable scientific grounds, the Fifth Circuit upheld the exclusion of testimony that failed to demonstrate a causal link between chemical exposure and chronic lung disease. See Johnson v. Arkema Inc., No. 11-50193 5th Cir. June 20, 2012), available at http://www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Arkema.pdf. In a per curiam decision, the appellate court affirmed a district court's determination that two expert witnesses did not provide reliable evidence that a repairman's chemical exposure could have proximately caused his restrictive lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis. Arkema, slip op. at 1-3. The circuit court reversed the lower court's grant of summary judgment, however, finding that plaintiff's claims for acute injuries did not require expert testimony to establish causation. Id. at 1. Read More ›
Court Allows Pain and Suffering Question to Go to Jury in Chemical Plant Accidental Death Case
Reaffirming the availability of damages related to short periods of pain and suffering that may occur prior to loss of consciousness, the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky denied a defendant's motion for summary judgment on a claim for pain and suffering associated with a worker's accidental death at a chemical plant. Faulkner v. ABB, Inc., No. 5:08-CV-212 (W.D. Ky. Apr. 4, 2012), available at http://www.bdlaw.com/assets/attachments/Faulkner.pdf. The district court held that plaintiff's evidence provided a disputed issue of fact as to whether decedent was alive long enough to experience some pain and suffering before his death. Faulkner, slip op. at 6-7. Read More ›
New York Appellate Court Finds Plaintiffs in Toxic Mold Case Could Satisfy Frye Standard
Giving a potential boost to plaintiffs claiming injury due to toxic mold exposure, a New York appellate court held that the plaintiff-appellant's toxic mold claims may meet the Frye standard of scientific reliability. Cornell v. 360 W. 51st St. Realty, No. 01643 (N.Y. App. Div. Mar. 6, 2012), available at http://www.nycourts.gov/reporter/3dseries/2012/2012_01643.htm. The appellate court found that the lower court had incorrectly interpreted the appellate court's earlier decision in Fraser v. 301-52 Townhouse Corp., 57 A.D.3d 416 (2008), when it held that the expert testimony put forth by the tenant was inadmissible and that the tenant did not meet her burden to quantify her exposure level to the mold. Read More ›


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National on-site trainings
After 2.5 years of active work on modular retrofitting process development MORE-CONNECT partners have prepared learning modules for engineers, craftsmen, architects etc. Learning modules of each specific country take into account local market needs and specifics. Precise schedule will be announced in early September 2017. For more detailed information please contact local research partner.
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Portuguese and Latvian training materials are ready.
Training modules are mainly are focused on modular retrofiting process design specifics (including fire safety, air – tightness and thermal bridges), 3D printing, selection of renewables, thermal comfort and energy audit.
Link to the Portuguese training repository: http://www.more-connect.eu/2017/12/connect-portuguese-national-training-material/
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Science/Mathematics Teacher, Saudi Arabia
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NIS is a CAEI Independent School, with full AdvancED Accreditation. We are an international, private school, which has 625 expatriate and local students, aged 1 – 18. NIS follows the Cambridge curriculum throughout the school. We offer our senior students IGCSE / AS / A level courses. Almost all of our students enter highly academic fields at university undergraduate level. We invite applications from highly qualified, dedicated teachers, who thrive on new challenges.
Saudi Arabia is a fairly moderate Islamic country that is host to a range of people from all over the world. It has some wonderful malls that offer high quality designer outlets and excellent world cuisine, beautiful beach resorts and excursions to historical sites. It is situated in an ideal position for travelling and exploring many other parts of the world, relatively inexpensively - Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Oman, North Africa and Asia being the closest places. It is a great place for those who are interested in intercultural understanding, language and new exciting experiences. It is a nice balance of traditional Arabic culture and the western world, in comparison to many other surrounding countries that are very traditional or excessively westernised.
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